logicalsong.pdf

8/11/2019 LogicalSong.pdf

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/logicalsongpdf 1/17

Lesson Plan Logical Song by Supertramp

Level: S3

Duration: 3-4 periods ( each period lasts for 40 minutes )

to practice listening comprehension- to learn more adjectives describing people and their emotion

- to learn the poetic device – rhyming in songs

to explore more information related to teen problems.

Lesson Development

a. Pre-listening

Activity 1: vocabulary building (15 minutes )

1. Put those adjectives describing personality on the board ( words from the song )

2. Invite students to guess the meaning of those vocabulary items

Give Ss sentences with the target vocabulary and ask them to further guess the meaning of

those words ( Activity Sheet 1 )

4. Give out the matching exercise: with target vocabulary and their definitions.

5. T checks answers with students

Activity 2: Arousing Students’ interest of the song ( 5 minutes )

Steps:

1. Give students some pictures describing emotions (pre-teach those emotions if students are

not familiar with it )

2. Draw three columns on the board with titles: childhood, teenage, adulthood

(Activi ty Sheet 2 )

3. Asks students to put those emotion pictures into the columns and explain why

After the two activities, before start listening to the song, ask students to focus on thefollowing questions:

1. What are the stages of life mentioned in the song?

2. What are the changes?

Is the person happy or unhappy about the changes? Why? Why not?

b. Listening

Activity 3: 1st

listening (to feel the mood of song) ( 10 minutes )

Steps:1.

play the song

2. ask students to fill in the blanks of the song and answer the questions on the Acti vity Sheet

3. students share and discuss their answers with their neighbours.

Activity 4: 2nd

listening ( to understand the song )(view the music-video) ( 15 minutes )

Steps:

1. Play the song again ( with cartoon animation )

Students fill in the Acti vity Sheet 4 to understand the meaning of the song3. Students fill in the Double Entry Journal ( Activity Sheet 5: homework ) to respond to the

Students share their journal in their group and present in to the class

Activity 5: 3rd

Listening ( to help students appreciate the language by drawing their

attention to the rhyming pattern. ( 10 minutes )

Steps:

listen to the song

2. pay attention to the underlined words

3. ask students the features

finish Acti vity Sheet 6

c. Post-listening:

Activity 6: exploring teen problems ( 15 minutes )

Steps:

Invite Ss to share what problems that ‘I’ ( in the song ) is facing

Elicit Ss answers on the board and invite them to explain why

3. Introduce more terms related to teen problems

4. Invite more Ss to share what they think of the problems they are facing now by completing

the survey

Activity 7 : Extended Task (reading and writing ) (25 minutes )

Write a letter to the person you would like to share, mentioning the problems that disturb you

Steps:

1. Give out three letters written by three teenagers mentioning the problems they are facing

2. Ask students to underline the major problems mentioned

Remind students the way of organizing the letter

topic sentences showing the problems elaboration of what happened seek for

students write their own letters

Activity Sheet 1

Read the following sentences, discuss with your partners and guess the meaning

of the words.

1. Sensible (adjective) ____________________________________________

E.g. It is sensible of him not to drive when he is drunk.

2. Responsible (adjective) _________________________________________

E.g. We are all responsible for our own study. We should work hard.

3. Miracle (noun) _________________________________________

E.g. The earthquake is devastating. He is the only one alive. It’s a

miracle he survived after 10 days without food and water.

E.g. It’s a miracle that your dad did not punish you even though you

broke his favourite guitar. He loves it so much.

4. Magical (adjective) _____________________________________________

E.g. It’s magical that David Copperfield suddenly turned the rabbit into a flower.

5. Logical (adjective) ______________________________________________

E.g. It is logical to suppose that he will not come to the movie this time. It

started almost an hour ago. It will soon finish in 30 minutes.

6. Intellectual (adjective) __________________________________________

E.g. Mozart is an intellectual person. He was good at writing beautiful music.

7. Fanatical (adjective) ____________________________________________

E.g. She is fanatical about Hello Kitty. Everything she possessed is a product withthe logo of Hello Kitty.

8. Dependable (adjective) _________________________________________

E.g. My brother is a dependable person because he always gives help when I am in

trouble. I can rely on him.

9. Cynical (adjective) _____________________________________________

E.g. John is a cynical person. In his eyes, everyone in the world only do things forthemselves rather than for helping others. Everyone just cares about their own

advantages.

Match the words on the left hand side with their meanings on the right

hand side.

Put the appropriate letters in the box provided.

1. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1. miraclea. very charming and attractive.

2. magicalb. used to describe someone whom can be trusted or

relied on.

3. fanatical c. having or showing good sense.

4. sensibled. interested in or able to deal with things of the

5. logicale. a good event that is unexpected or thought to be

caused by God.

6. responsiblef. capable of being relied on.

7. dependableg. in accordance with what seems reasonable or

natural. 8. intellectual

h. Extremely interested in one thing

9. cynicali. Always believing that people are doing things for

their own good, not for others.

Activity Sheet 2

What are your feelings toward the three stages of life? Choose some adjectives from

the following boxes and put them into the columns.

confident

hopeful

wonderfulmagical

joyful

cheerfulglad

playful

puzzled

uncertain

unhappy

unpleasant

worried

anxious

hopelessdesperate

Childhood Teenage Adulthood

Which stage do you prefer, childhood or growing up? Why?

_______________________________________________________________________________

Activity Sheet 3

Listen to the song and fill in the blanks.

After listening to the song, put the adjectives in the song describing different

stages in the spaced provided.

In childhood … When growing up …

Mood Adjectives: Mood Adjectives:

Logical Song

by Supertramp

When I was young,

it seemed that life was so

_____________,

a miracle,

oh it was __________________,

magical.

And all the _______ in the trees,well they'd be singing so

____________,

joyfully,

playfully watching me.

But then they _________ me away

to ____________ me how to be

sensible,logical,

responsible,

practical.

And they __________ me a

________ where

There are times when all theworld's asleep,

The questions run too ______ for

such a _____________ man

Won't you please, please tell me

what we've __________

I know it sounds absurd but please

tell me _________ I am

Now watch what you sayor they'll be calling you a radical,

liberal,

fanatical,

criminal.

Won't you sign up your _______,

we'd like to feel you're

acceptable,

respectable,

presentable,

a _______________!

At night,

when all the world's asleep,

The uestions run so _______ for

Activity Sheet 4

Listen to the song again and answer the following questions.

Who type of person wrote this song?

2. Why did he/she write the song?

3. What are the stages mentioned in the

4. What are the changes?

5. Is the person happy or unhappy

about the changes?

6. Why?

7. Which line/lines impress you the

8. What is the mood of song?

Activity sheet 5

Which lines impressed you the most?

Lines My thought

Activity Sheet 6

Listen to the song and pay attention to the pronunciation of the underlined words.

W hen I was young,

it seemed that life was so wonderful, a

miracle,

oh it was beautiful, magical.

And all the birds in the trees,well they'd be singing so

happily,

joyfully,

But then they sent me away

to teach me how to besensible,

logical,

responsible,

practical.

And they showed me a world where

I could be so

dependable,

clinical,intellectual,

cynical.

There are times when all the world's

asleep,

The questions run too deep for such a

simple man

Won't you please, please tell me whatwe've learned

I know it sounds absurd but please tell

Logical Song by Supertramp

me who I am

Now watch what you say

or they'll be calling you

a radical,liberal,

fanatical,

criminal.

Won't you sign up your name,

acceptable,

respectable,presentable,

a vegetable!

At night,

The questions run so deep for

such a simple man

Won't you please,please tell me what we've

learned

I know it sounds absurd

but please tell me who I am

Locate the rhyming words found in the lyrics of the song and complete the table (as

the example given).

Sound Rhyming words

e.g. / / wonderful - beautiful

/ / miracle -

/ / happily -

/ / sensible -

/ / logical -

/ / dependable -

/ / clinical -

/ / asleep -

/ / learned -

/ / liberal -

/ / acceptable -

Logical Song

- to practice listening comprehension

to learn more adjectives describing people

- to encourage students to use contextual clues to order a text

Material required:

- logical song lyric

- logical song online link

jumbled lyric

- adjective worksheet

double entry journal Sheet

Lesson Development

Pre-listeningTask 1: vocab building ( 15 minutes )

1. Put those adjectives describing personality on the board ( words from the song )

2. Invite students to guess the meaning of those songs

Give Ss sentences with the target vocab and ask them to further guess the meaning of

those words

4. Give out the matching exercise: with target vocab and their definitions.

T checks answers with students

Task 2: Jumbled lyric ( understanding of the poem ) (15 minutes )

Preparation: cut the lyrics into lines or words or stanza depending on the level of students

Steps:

1. Give out an envelop with jumbled lyric

Tell students that there is a story

3. Instruct students to put the words/stanza into a logical story

4. Invite students to share their rationale of ordering the sentences

b. Listening

1st listening: listen to the song and fill in the missing gaps

2nd listening: check the answers

3rd listening: sing along

c. Post-listening:

Task 1

Steps:

1. choose one quote

put the quote and reflection on the double entry journal

3. share the reflection with classmates

Task 2 exploring the theme related to the song : teen problems

Steps:

Invite Ss to share what problems that ‘I’ ( in the song ) is facing

2. Elicit Ss answers on the board and invite them to explain why

3. Introduce more terms related to teen problems

Invite more Ss to share what they think of the problems they are facing now.

Logical Song

by Supertramp

When I was young,

it seemed that life was so

wonderful,

a miracle,

oh it was __________________,

magical.

And all the _______ in the trees,

well they'd be singing so

____________,

joyfully,

But then they send me away

to ____________ me how to be

sensible,

logical,

responsible,

practical.

And they showed me a ________

I could be so dependable,

clinical,

intellectual,

cynical.

There are times when all the

world's asleep,

The questions run too deep for

such a _____________ man

Won't you please, please tell me

what we've learned

I know it sounds absurd but

please tell me who I am

or they'll be calling you a

radical,

liberal,

fanatical,

criminal.

Won't you sign up your _______,

acceptable,

respectable,

presentable,

a _______________!

At night,

such a simple man

Won't you please,

please tell me what we've

learned

I know it sounds absurdbut please tell me who I am

Logical Song

by Supertramp

When I was young,

it seemed that life was so wonderful,

a miracle,

oh it was beautiful,

magical.

And all the birds in the trees,

well they'd be singing so happily,

joyfully,

But then they send me away

to teach me how to be sensible,

logical,

responsible,

practical.

And they showed me a world where

I could be so dependable,

clinical,

intellectual,

cynical.

There are times when all the world's

asleep,

The questions run too deep for such a

simple man

Won't you please, please tell me whatwe've learned

I know it sounds absurd but please tell

me who I am

or they'll be calling you a radical,

liberal,

fanatical,

criminal.

Won't you sign up your name,

acceptable,

respectable,

presentable,

a vegetable!

At night,

such a simple man

Won't you please,

please tell me what we've learned

I know it sounds absurd

but please tell me who I am

Guessing the meaning of the words

Miracle (noun)

E.g. It’s a miracle you weren’t killed in that car accident!

E.g. It’s a miracle that Mr. Lee did not punish you even though you broke his glasses.

He loves them so much.

Magical (adjective)

E.g. It’s magical that David Copperfield suddenly turned the rabbit into a flower.

Playfully (adverb)

E.g. The little cat is now jumping onto the sofa playfully. It is always that naughty.

Sensible (adjective)

E.g. It is sensible of you to ask your teachers for help when you do not know how to do

your homework.

Logical (adjective)

E.g. It is logical to suppose that he will not come to the concert this time. It started

almost two hours ago. It will soon finish in 20 minutes.

Responsible (adjective)

E.g. We are all responsible for the cleanliness of our classroom. We should keep it

clean and tidy all the time.

Dependable (adjective)

. E.g. He is a dependable friend because he always gives help when I am in trouble.

Intellectual (adjective)

E.g. Mozart is an intellectual person. He was good at writing beautiful music.

Double entry journal

Quotes Reflections

logicalsong.pdf

Documents

gain score in data analysis

tagalog english

Махновщина

БОРБЕНИ АВИОНИ КОМПАНИЈЕ СУХОЈ

מוטיבציה בעבודה

active partner list (international)

shmeiwseis-mmf2

erste doh2006 - prijava poreza na dohodak

Бандеровщина

plantilla proyecto de inversion

コニカミノルタ様　phase-1 結果評価 ver 1 2

clinica dental portugal

cisco사례분석

minne hävisivät soneran rahat

حقوق الانسان بين الإسلام وبين...

עבודת סיום וירולוגיה

העצמת בני משפחה של חולי אלצהיימר

英文的金玉良言

לאומיות וחברת המידע

ספר התבשילים